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THIS WEEK

April 8, 2007 - 9:00 pm
 

MONDAY

WASHINGTON -- Treasury bill auction, 2 p.m.

TUESDAY

LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority meets, 9 a.m., Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road.

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s annual shareholders meeting.

NEW YORK -- Alcoa releases first-quarter earnings.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Levi Strauss & Co. releases first-quarter earnings.

WEDNESDAY

WASHINGTON -- Treasury reports on federal budget for March, 2 p.m.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Genentech releases first-quarter earnings.

NEW YORK -- Research In Motion Ltd. releases fourth-quarter earnings.

THURSDAY

The nation's largest retailers announce their sales figures for March.

WASHINGTON -- Labor Department reports on weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m.; Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reports on mortgage rates.

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. releases fourth-quarter earnings.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts releases fourth-quarter earnings.

FRIDAY

WASHINGTON -- Commerce Department reports on international trade for February, 8:30 a.m.; Labor Department reports on producer price index for March, 8:30 a.m.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- General Electric Co. releases first-quarter earnings.

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